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News of February 2026

28 days, 477 stories, newest first

  1. 28SatIsrael launches an attack on Iran, calling it a preemptive strike, killing several Iranian high-ranking officials including supreme leader Ali…32 stories
  2. 27FriTwo people are killed and 49 more injured after a tram derails in Milan, Italy, and crashes into pedestrians and a building.14 stories
  3. 26ThuGreen Party candidate Hannah Spencer wins the constituency of Gorton and Denton in Greater Manchester, England, in the party's first by-election win.7 stories
  4. 25WedSeven people are killed and ten others are injured in a Ukrainian drone strike on a fertilizer plant just outside of Dorogobuzh in Smolensk Oblast…9 stories
  5. 24TueThe Foreign Intelligence Service of Russia accuses France and the United Kingdom of preparing to supply Ukraine with a nuclear weapon, prompting the…19 stories
  6. 23MonHugo César "El Tuli" Macías Ureña, a right-hand man of El Mencho, who coordinated attacks after his death, is confirmed killed in a shootout with…28 stories
  7. 22SunNemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera, leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), and six other gunmen are killed during a security operation carried…16 stories
  8. 21SatUkrainian forces launch long-range FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles, striking the Votkinsk Machine Building Plant in Votkinsk, Udmurtia, Russia. Another…15 stories
  9. 20FriAt least 12 people are killed and 33 others are injured in multiple Israeli strikes targeting members of Hezbollah and Hamas across Lebanon. One…19 stories
  10. 19ThuIn the United Kingdom, police arrest royal Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on charges of misconduct in public office related to his links to convicted…14 stories
  11. 18WedPhilippine vice president Sara Duterte announces her candidacy in the next presidential election.15 stories
  12. 17TueAn annular solar eclipse lasting up to 2 minutes and 20 seconds is visible from Antarctica for the first time since 2014. It was also observed in the…16 stories
  13. 16MonEleven people are killed after U.S. forces launch strikes on three alleged drug smuggling boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.14 stories
  14. 15SunWidespread power outages are reported by authorities in several oblasts in Russia, including Belgorod and Bryansk, following a large-scale Ukrainian…17 stories
  15. 14SatBrazilian ski racer Lucas Pinheiro Braathen wins gold at the men's giant slalom, becoming the first Brazilian and first South American athlete to win…7 stories
  16. 13FriUAE-based DP World CEO Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem resigns and leaves the company with immediate effect amid controversy over his connection to…16 stories
  17. 12ThuFormer Norwegian prime minister Thorbjørn Jagland is charged with gross corruption over connections with American sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.14 stories
  18. 11WedBritish International Investment suspends all future investments with DP World after their CEO Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem was revealed to have…13 stories
  19. 10TueCanadian pensions funder La Caisse suspends all future ventures with multinational logistics company DP World following the disclosure by the U.S…22 stories
  20. 9MonHong Kong opposition figure Jimmy Lai is sentenced to 20 years in prison for violating a national security law following a two-year trial. Eight…18 stories
  21. 8SunMona Juul, Norway's ambassador to Iraq and Jordan, resigns after the foreign ministry opened an inquiry into her past contacts with Jeffrey Epstein…23 stories
  22. 7SatThe mandate for the Transitional Presidential Council in Haiti expires, with the powers of the presidency transferred to Prime Minister Alix Didier…22 stories
  23. 6FriThe wreckage of an Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante operating a cargo flight for Agape Flights that went missing yesterday is found in Jérémie…23 stories
  24. 5ThuAn explosion at an illegal coal mine in East Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, India, kills at least 25 people.19 stories
  25. 4WedPaul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison's longtime chairman Brad S. Karp resigns after emails between him and Jeffrey Epstein are published.16 stories
  26. 3TueThe Metropolitan Police of Greater London, UK, launches an investigation into House of Lords peer Peter Mandelson following allegations of misconduct…19 stories
  27. 2MonThree people are killed when a DA40 Diamond Star light aircraft crashes in Orsk, Orenburg Oblast, Russia.15 stories
  28. 1SunIn tennis, Spanish player Carlos Alcaraz defeats Serbian player Novak Djokovic in the men's singles final 2–6, 6–2, 6–3, 7–5, to win his first…15 stories